The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-30
CAMPAIGNING JOHN.
A Feeble Imitation of Sam Jones, Who Has
Met with Great Success at Hartford City.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD City. Ind, Jan. 29-Last night
Rev. John Naugle, or "Camp-meeting John" as
be- delighted to term himself, the Methodist
evangelist who has been conducting the great
religious revival at the Methodist Episcopal
Church in this city, made his last appearance.
The church, though commodious, was taxed to
it's utmost capacity to accommodate the crowd
In many respects Mr.. Naugle is remarkable
man. He is small, though active, and possesses
a face which is entirely devoid of
beard. His age is probably thirty years.
In his talk he follows no particular line of
thought. but speaks in rambling, disjointed
manner, and is not overly particular in
his use of the Kings English. Mr.. Maui
gle is q sort of prototype of Sam Jones,
and delights in the use of slang phrases
After the singing of several revival hymns the
evangelist advanced to the pulpit and began his
vey of the congregation, the evangelist said
''Im a man of pluck, q man of common sense.
Now. hear me. l don't believe in people coming
here to have picnic. If they do they need not
be surprised if they meet with vigorous kick
from this quarter.
AT this iuncture Camp meeting John" seized
email leather-bound Bible, and, waving il
dramatically. exclaimed: Get Blble read it.
Don't be an ignoramus / tell you, brother,
that have lost all sympathy with a young man
| or woman who has grown up to be an ignora-
mus. Why bother; they are hardly worth the
powder that it would take to kill 'em.
Don't read light, trashy literature you
can't afford it. Whenever l touch upon
popular sin, there is great kick raised, and
don't want to say it boastingly, but, brethren,
there is mighty few things which comes up in a
pulpit but what know something about So,
if you want to use good English, read the
Bible Exactly; why am l a Methodist
| How am l to know if don't read the Bible7 !
won't be like the little girl who wouldn't recite
| any more lessons from st. John. Whya you
ask. Because ST. John defeated Blaine. 1t
| would be the toughest thing. in the
world for me to be anything else
| Jesus Christ though he be devil still. Now,
| hear me- l am here to preach the Gospel, and
I have preached it. What 1 have said ] said
| publicly and aboveboard, and if the heavens
fall and hell smashes up want to be true to
| God"
The best of order was maintained and the
| evangelist was listened to attentively through
| out AT the close of the sermon an invitation
was extended TO the congregation to come for
| ward and shake hands with the evangelist, as he
intended to take his departure on the liza:
east-bound train. The congregation pressed for
ward, and for over An hour the hand -shaking wat
| continued. Each and every one that came for
ward shook the evangelist by the right
hand, while with the left he drop
ped coin into his hand unit
he was almost overwhelmed in a shower of sill
yer. This has been one of the most remarkabl,
revival meetings ever occurring in Hartford
val inaugurated by Mrs. Maria B. Woodwork
| two years ago.